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June 10, 2010
Risk Certification Awards Announced
PRMIA and Thorek/Scott and Partners today announced the winners of their inaugural risk certification awards. Jan Larsen from the United States was named the winner of the Thorek/Scott Award for PRM Excellence and Richard Jones from the United Kingdom as the winner of the Thorek/Scott Award for Associate PRM Excellence.
These awards recognize those risk managers who believe in certifications as a vital step toward improving industry-wide risk management competence and achieving higher professional standing. Jan Larsen successfully passed the Professional Risk Manager (PRM) exams with the highest score among all exam takers between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010 and will receive a $4,000 cash prize. Richard Jones passed the Associate PRM exam with the highest score during this same period and will receive a $1,000 cash prize.
The two winners share their thoughts on the importance of risk certification and education and the benefits the PRM and Associate PRM have brought to them.
"The events of the past few years have served as a stark reminder to all of us of the critical importance of sound risk management practices. It is a great honor to have received the PRM certification and this subsequent recognition, and I hope to use what I have learned to help the financial community to move forward and ultimately emerge stronger than it was," says NERA Economic Consulting Senior Consultant Jan Larsen. "The skills demanded by the PRM Exam will benefit all PRM candidates, their employers and their employers' stakeholders. I am proud to have participated in the program and to be a member of PRMIA."
Richard Jones, Operations Graduate with Standard Life Investments says, "I studied for the Associate PRM in order to gain a broad grounding in risk management and its methodologies. My professional interactions with risk managers at Standard Life Investments have been significantly enhanced since I completed the Associate PRM, as I have a foundation of knowledge to build from, and am familiar with the terminology. The Associate PRM provides an ideal vehicle for financial services professionals who liaise with risk managers on a regular basis, to gain insight into the most widely used risk models, their requirements, and their outputs."
The PRM is recognized worldwide as the leading industry certification for risk managers, having received public endorsements from both business and universities. A PRM assures that the holder has the required broad knowledge and understanding, qualitative and quantitative, that risk managers must bring to the job. The Associate PRM is a PRMIA certificate program intended for staff entering the risk management profession, or those who interface with risk management disciplines on a regular basis, such as auditing, accounting, legal, and systems development personnel who want to understand fundamental risk management methods and practices.
A leader in executive search, Thorek/Scott and Partners has successfully connected top tier organizations with highly qualified professionals for over 30 years. Thorek/Scott's expertise in sourcing top talent risk professionals for the corporate, financial, and banking industries has enabled them to form lasting relationships with leading companies both within Canada and across the globe. Working with clients and candidates to create true partnerships, Thorek/Scott has dedicated themselves to bringing their intelligence, experience and enthusiasm to finding the leadership capital that fits. To learn more about their approach and values, as well as their recent successes and current opportunities, visit them at www.thorekscott.com or contact Catherine Edmunds at cedmunds@thorekscott.com.
Posted by PRMIA_Marketing at June 10, 2010 08:53 PM
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